Paramount Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Paramount Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Paramount day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Paramount ZIP Codes We Visit
Give us the street when you call. In a coastal ZIP, the roof check gives more time to rust on the cap and flashing.
What to Book in Paramount
Owners of Paramount rentals can book a sweep with their roof check and cover a winter's worth of questions at once.
Chimney Sweep in Paramount
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Paramount
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Paramount
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
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Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
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Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Paramount
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Paramount
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Paramount
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
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Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Paramount
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Paramount
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Paramount
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Paramount
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Paramount
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Paramount
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Paramount
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Paramount
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Paramount
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Paramount
Before Paramount existed, Hynes and Clearwater were farm towns, and the city built up at mid-century. Apartment complexes now stand beside postwar houses, and with most households renting, a chimney's upkeep often falls to an owner far from the roof. May and June mornings often begin under low clouds, and rain comes mostly November through March. Farm towns stood here in 1933, when the Long Beach quake did its damage, and any brick that old should be looked at closely.
The Houses
On our Paramount visits: postwar single-story houses, many apartment complexes, mostly rented homes, under half detached.
On the Roof
Cap, crown and top joints on postwar houses, flashing after any re-roof, and shared stacks on small complexes.
Which Metal
When a Paramount cap or flashing piece rusts out, stainless is the simple replacement, and coastal grade is seldom necessary here.
Same Day, Nearby
Paramount visits often share a day with Bellflower, Long Beach, South Gate.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Paramount chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.